Cambridge United goalkeeper David Forde believed that his side looked “comfortable” during their goalless draw with Accrington Stanley.

The U’s probably had the better of the proceedings, with Jabo Ibehre having a shot cleared off the line – although the referee’s whistle had already went for a foul – while Uche Ikpeazu had two efforts well saved.

In response, Forde had to be on hand to thwart Billy Kee, making a stunning one handed save from close range after the striker had rattled the crossbar.

But after a hectic week, the veteran keeper was pleased with a point.

“I think it’s a very good point,” he said.

“We look at last Sunday and Tuesday – they were two very intense games, so today was a good point considering it was a very difficult week.

“They were flying high in the league. We were pleased with the result but we would have liked to capitalise as we were slightly more dominant.

“It puts us in a good position, we’re unbeaten now in five, six games so we look forward to Luton next week.”

It was Forde’s ninth clean sheet of the season against one of the league’s top scorers and while he was pleased with the achievement, he hopes that this side are just a little bit more clinical at the other end of the pitch.

“They’ve scored over 30 goals this season so to keep a clean sheet is a fantastic achievement,” the former Ireland international said.

“We worked very hard for it today and we got a bit of luck when it came off the crossbar and I managed to make a couple of saves so yeah, I was very pleased with my performance and how we defended as a whole, as a group.

“[We] just that bit more quality going forward. We have a couple of chances cleared off the line as well, and Jabo just misheaded it and that was unfortunate, but I think we were the dominant side and were very comfortable throughout the game.

“We felt very comfortable we weren’t going to get beat and it was just a matter of time before we would go on to knick it. Unfortunately, that did not happen but it leaves us in good space.”